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Streaming’s Slow Enshittification Continues As Netflix Kicks Users Off Cheapest Ad-Free Tiers

1 year 2 months ago
We’ve illustrated repeatedly how as streaming subscriber growth has slowed, streaming giants have had to pivot to some bad industry habits to ensure Wall Street gets those sweet improved quarterly returns. That’s included everything from utterly pointless layoff-creating mergers and price hikes, to annoying new restrictions and a steady increase in ads (that you have […]
Karl Bode

Massive sewer collapse in Pacific leaves gaping hole

1 year 2 months ago
PACIFIC, Mo. - People in Pacific, Missouri are feeling the impact of recent storms as a significant sewer collapse occurred. The complex and hazardous situation occurred on Integram Drive as a gaping hole came along the side of the road, measuring about 20 feet wide and 10 feet deep. One lane of the road is [...]
Laura Simon

Crowded GOP primary field vying to be Missouri’s next lieutenant governor

1 year 2 months ago
When Eric Greitens was forced to resign from the Missouri governor’s office in 2018, he was replaced by Lt. Gov. Mike Parson. Two years later, Parson won a full term of his own.  Being next in line for governor is the major constitutional requirement for the lieutenant governor. In Missouri, unlike many other states, the […]
Clara Bates

Biden commends NATO strength, pledges more aid for Ukraine against Russia

1 year 2 months ago
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said NATO “is more powerful than ever” in remarks Tuesday to honor the 75th anniversary of the alliance and reaffirm allied support for Ukraine one day after Russian missile strikes on a children’s hospital killed dozens in Kyiv. Biden spoke at the annual North American Treaty Organization’s summit happening this week in […]
Ashley Murray